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Ixiamas
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Ixiamas as seen from the air
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 Ixiamas
Location in Bolivia
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| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Abel Iturralde Province |
| Municipality | Ixiamas Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Af |
Ixiamas is a town and municipality in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department. The town sits on a flat area called a pampa, about 10 kilometers northeast of the Cordillera Central mountains.
Ixiamas has its own airport, called Ixiamas Airport, which helps people travel to and from the town.
Climate in Ixiamas
Ixiamas has a tropical rainforest climate, which means it's hot and rainy all year round. It's located on the southern edge of the amazing Amazon rainforest in western Bolivia. Even in winter, the temperatures stay warm.
The weather in Ixiamas is usually very consistent. It gets a lot of rain throughout the year, keeping the area green and lush.
| Climate data for Ixiamas, Bolivia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 292.3 (11.51) |
382.2 (15.05) |
174.2 (6.86) |
127.9 (5.04) |
128.3 (5.05) |
63.3 (2.49) |
60.0 (2.36) |
94.1 (3.70) |
155.3 (6.11) |
164.4 (6.47) |
217.2 (8.55) |
279.1 (10.99) |
2,138.3 (84.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 122 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 76 |
| Source: SENAMHI | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Ixiamas para niños
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